Back to Reality....

Safe to say the last week hasn't gone great. Im going to avoid posting too many graphs for the time being to avoid tilt but I can assure you theyre not pretty. Slowly making the move from NL50 to NL100 over the next few days. Less ATC calls and people who call raises with 90% of their range makes me feel a lot more comfortable putting people on hands and therefore easier to value bet, slowplay, 3bet for value, 3bet bluff etc.

Started filming some videos of NL100 for my coaching site (shortstackrevolution) and a few guys i discuss strat with online and todays session has been a real rollercoaster.....

Obviously ran really bad but my EV line is a beaut and managed 4.61bb/100 (granted only over 4k hands but its still positive)

I know I've got a hell of a long way to go until I'm crushing or feel fully comfortable at NL100 but thoroughly enjoyed todays session and here are a few interesting hands from today......



Hand #1
Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - [url=http://www.handconverter.com/hands/1824383]View hand 1824383[/url]
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UTG: $59.31
CO: $96.68
[b]Hero (BTN): $50.00[/b]
[b]SB: $116.49[/b]
BB: $80.27

[b]Pre Flop:[/b] ($1.50) Hero is BTN with 8 :club: 8 :heart:
[i]2 folds[/i], [color=red]Hero raises to $2[/color], SB calls $1.50, [i]1 fold[/i]

[b]Flop:[/b] ($5.00) Q :spade: 4 :heart: 8 :spade: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]
SB checks, [color=red]Hero bets $1[/color], SB calls $1

[b]Turn:[/b] ($7.00) K :spade: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]
SB checks, Hero checks

[b]River:[/b] ($7.00) 3 :heart: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]
[color=red]SB bets $4[/color], [color=red]Hero raises to $10[/color], [color=red]SB raises to $16[/color], Hero calls $6

Villian turns KQ

Hand #2
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SB: $22.64
[b]Hero (BB): $50.00[/b]
UTG: $32.67
[b]CO: $69.09[/b]
BTN: $137.57

[b]Pre Flop:[/b] ($1.50) Hero is BB with J :club: 8 :club:
[color=red]UTG raises to $2[/color], CO calls $2, [i]2 folds[/i], Hero calls $1

[b]Flop:[/b] ($6.50) 7 :diamond: J :heart: 8 :spade: [color=#336633](3 players)[/color]
Hero checks, UTG checks, [color=red]CO bets $4[/color], Hero calls $4, UTG calls $4

[b]Turn:[/b] ($18.50) 2 :diamond: [color=#336633](3 players)[/color]
Hero checks, UTG checks, [color=red]CO bets $12[/color], [color=red]Hero raises to $14[/color], UTG folds, CO calls $2

[b]River:[/b] ($46.50) 6 :diamond: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]

Villian turns Q9 off

Hand #3
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BTN: $17.00
SB: $20.00
BB: $38.14
[b]Hero (UTG): $64.78[/b]
[b]CO: $36.87[/b]

[b]Pre Flop:[/b] ($1.50) Hero is UTG with 5 :heart: 5 :diamond:
[color=red]Hero raises to $2[/color], CO calls $2, [i]3 folds[/i]

[b]Flop:[/b] ($5.50) K :club: 5 :spade: 9 :spade: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]
[color=red]Hero bets $2[/color], CO calls $2

[b]Turn:[/b] ($9.50) 8 :heart: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]
Hero checks, [color=red]CO bets $4[/color], [color=red]Hero raises to $8[/color], CO calls $4

[b]River:[/b] ($25.50) 2 :club: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]
[color=red]Hero bets $8[/color], CO calls $8

Villain turns 66

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Intros.....

I've been playing poker for about 4 years now and seriously for the last year. I recently decided to make a switch from SNGs and MTTs to CAP cash games as with university, gym and general socializing I need slightly more workable hours (12 hour mtt sessions were really taking their toll).
            Ive now been playing NL50 CAP cash for about 3 maybe 4 weeks but I'm going to start this blog with recent results and try update it as often as possible. I did terribly in my first couple of weeks barely breaking even with rakeback but things are beginning to look a lot brighter. Ive now invested in a couple of shortstack coaching packages aswell as paying for coaching lessons with an ex pro and I also discuss a lot of strategy with another player in Liverpool. With some serious revision and a couple of sweat sessions with my coach my results have just started to perk up and here is yesterdays first grind playing my new strat.

This was the first session for me where Ive had consistant and impressive EV and I woke up this morning more eager than ever to put in a grind. I actually started today dreadfully making some silly calls and generally playing a lot looser/more spewy than I ever should. But I reminded myself not to get back into old habits (such as minning AJ or small pairs and calling off shoves hoping for the flip) and eventually I managed to grind my graph back into a peach! Obviously been running way below EV but EV is all I care about for the moment. It'll sort itself out eventually!! Heres the todays session...... 

So overall my month is currently looking like this.!!! 

I am annoyed with myself for playing bad at the start of todays session as my stats would be a lot more impressive but as it stands over my first 10k hands of the month I'm running at an EV of 2.94bb/100.  AIEV 53.3%.  Average preflop AIEV 53.7%.  Average flop AIEV 54.6%.  Average turn AIEV 50%. 

ROLL ON TOMOROW!!